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The Travails of Malam Nasir El-Rufai
The Travails of Malam Nasir El-Rufai
The list was long and the contents harsh and threatening. The notices may have been issued separately, but they landed like a packaged digital bomb in my WhatsApp inbox.
Eight unions, apart from the central body, had collectively declared war on Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai. The die was cast.
The unions were the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers; the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees; the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees; the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions; the National Union of Electricity Employees; the National Union of Teachers; the National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees; the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria; and of course, the national and state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
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El-Rufai talks tough, blasts FG, gives condition for negotiation with NLC
Mr El-Rufai spoke after the NLC announced the suspension of a strike called to protest the Kaduna government s plans to lay off some of its civil servants 3 min read
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has vowed that his administration would not honour a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress unless electricity is restored in his state.
The governor also lambasted the federal government for allowing workers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) owned by it to disrupt electricity supply to his state.
Mr El-Rufai made the comment after the NLC announced a suspension of a
The travails of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, By Azu Ishiekwene
In the crossfire between el-Rufai and labour, it’s easy to miss the point.
There’s no easy way out. El-Rufai must suspend his bluster and seize the opportunity provided by the Federal Government’s intervention to engage labour in a clear and transparent manner. He must also stand firm and resist the temptation for a quick fix.
The list was long and the contents harsh and threatening. The notices may have been issued separately, but they landed like a packaged digital bomb in my WhatsApp inbox.
Eight unions, apart from the central body, had collectively declared war on Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai. The die was cast.